Replication data for: Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from US Nuclear Power
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lucas W. Davis; Catherine Wolfram
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Project Citation:
Davis, Lucas W., and Wolfram, Catherine. Replication data for: Deregulation, Consolidation, and Efficiency: Evidence from US Nuclear Power. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113834V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Beginning in the late 1990s, electricity markets in many US states
were deregulated, and almost half of the nation's 103 nuclear power reactors were sold to independent power producers. Deregulation has been accompanied by substantial market consolidation, and today the three largest companies control one-third of US nuclear capacity. We find that deregulation and consolidation are associated with a 10 percent increase in operating performance, achieved primarily by reducing the duration of reactor outages. At average wholesale
prices, this increased operating performance is worth $2.5 billion annually and implies an annual decrease of 35 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. (JEL L11, L51, L94, L98, Q42, Q48)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L51 Economics of Regulation
L94 Electric Utilities
L98 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy
Q42 Alternative Energy Sources
Q48 Energy: Government Policy
L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L51 Economics of Regulation
L94 Electric Utilities
L98 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy
Q42 Alternative Energy Sources
Q48 Energy: Government Policy
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